Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun
2026-12-10 19:30 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350
December 10
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7:30 pm
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9:00 pm
Minerva Room
Further Adventures of Smiley

Our screening of Smiley (1956) two years ago was popular with film society members. In this sequel, Smiley is a young Aussie upstart and cheeky home-grown hero, who sets out to turn over a new leaf and become a ‘responsible citizen’ after his past misadventures.
Sergeant Flaxman (Chips Rafferty) keeps a keen eye on the rapscallion and promises to award him a brand new .22 rifle if he stays out of trouble. Smiley of course scoots around in his mad-cap daily life desperately trying to keep his word, but eventually getting accused of stealing gold from little old granny McKinley (Sybil Thorndike). Filmed over an eight week period towards the end of 1957, shooting took place at Camden and then Pagewood Studios in Sydney. Have a walk down memory lane to a time when a Christmas present for a kid could be a .22 rifle! Roadshow.

Australia, 1958, 90 min. Dir: Anthony Kimmins. Stars Keith Calvert as Smiley, Sybil Thorndike, Leonard Thiele and Ruth Cracknell in her first feature film.
Ballarat Film Society

Membership
12 months – Feb-December: $60
Feb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30
To join or renew your membership, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474), or come with cash on the night.
Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash.
For film enquiries, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the Ballarat Film Society website
All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.
